Drapery hook



Feb. 11, 1930. V w. BLOME ,2

DRAPERY HOOK Filed Aug. 21, 1928 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 PATENT OFFICE WALTER BLOME, OF SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DRAPERY HOOK Application filed August 21, 1928.

My invention is an improved drapery-hook, and has for an object the provision of a hook by means of which drapery may be hung upon any suitable supporting member in such a manner as to entirely conceal both the supporting member and all the hooks employed in conjunction therewith.

Another object is the provision of a drapery-hook having a pair of drapery-engaging portions, one disposed vertically and the other horizontally.

Another object is the provision of a hook of the general class described, wherein the hooks are adapted to engage the drapery inside a hem at the top edge thereof, so that the hooks are invisible from that side of the curtain opposite the supporting member.

A still further object is the provision of a drapery-engaging hook having horizontally and vertically disposed drapery-engaging portions in which the horizontally disposed portion is adapted to engage the drapery inside and at the top of a hem so thatthe drapery is supported throughout a considerable length of the material forming the draperyhook, with theresult that the liability of tearing is materially reduced.

A still further object isthe provision of a drapery-hook of the general class described,

' capable of facile attachment to the drapery without damage thereto, and further, which is capable of being attached and removed from the supporting member without disturbing the engagement of the hook with the drapery.

A still further object is the provision of a drapery-hook of the general class described,

which is very economical to manufacture, easy to apply to the drapery, and which is capable of operating very efficiently to properly support the drapery.

j The invention possesses other objects and advantageous features, some of which, with those enumerated, will be set forth in the folhasi'n actual use, proven to be 'i'rery"efficient,-

lowing deshription of the inventions particua Serial No. 301,073.

capable of facile and rapid installation, and generally desirable in other respects. For these reasons, the details herein disclosed may be considered as preferred. It should be mentioned however, that while these details will hereinafter be specifically described, variations may be effected within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner of supporting a piece of drapery upon a rod by means of the improved drapery-hook of my invention. Portions of the rod and drapery are broken away to better disclose the nature of the invention and to reduce the length of the Figure.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the drapery-hook.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the draperyhook, the direction of view being indicated by the arrow 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, the direction of View being indicated by the arrow 4 of Fig. 8.

g In terms of broad inclusion, the hook of the present invention, comprises a portion adapted to be positioned upon a supporting member such as a curtain-rod and having a shank dependent therefrom, this shank having a reverse bend forming a drapery-engaging hook which opens upwards. A second draperyengaging hook is also provided, the latter being disposed above the first and extending transversely in respect thereto.

Specifically describing the preferred embodiment of the invention, the drapery hook is formed of a piece of resilient wire bent double as at 6 adjacent its center, and round ed as at 7 to form a double rod-engaging hook, the end 8 of which is preferably spaced a suitable distance from the shank 9 to permit ready imposition of the hook upon a curtainrod 11 or its equivalent.

j The shank 9 is formed of one end of the wire depending from one side of the rod-engaging hook 7, and has a reverse bend 12 directing the associated end 13 upwards closely adj acent the shank 9, as best shown upon Fig. 4. The extreme end 14 is sharp, to facilitate piercing apiece ofdraperywithout consequent damage thereto.

The other end 16 of the wire extending from the body of the rod-engaging hook 7, is bent upwards substantially in line with the shank 9, and then is given a right-angle bend 17 and a reverse bend 18, directing the end 19 back closely adjacent the portion 21 between the bends 17 and 18. This portion 19 extends beyond the bend 17 as at 22, and is sharpened as at 23 to facilitate piercing the fabrlc to be supported.

The portions 19 and 21 co-operate to form a resiliently-closed, horizontally-disposed drapery supporting hook; and the portions 9 and 13 also co-operate to form a resilientlyclosed, vertically-disposed, drapery-engaging hook. However, to facilitate engagement with the drapery 24, the horizontally-dis- E OGBd hook is rounded, as best shown upon ig. 3; i. e., is formed arcuate about a point adjacent the bend 12 or lowermost portion of the lower drapery-engaging hook.

It is intended that the drapery 24 to be supported by means of the rod 11 and a plura ity of the draper -hooks of my invention, be provided with a em 26 at its upper edge. A lurality of the hooks are then engaged with this hem 26 by first piercing the back thereof with the point 14 of each hook. In so piercing the back of the hem, the point 14 should pass through the material at a distance from the top 27 of the hem, equal to the distance between the bend 12 and the bend 17 Accordingly, when the material of the drapery has passed between the portion 9 and 13 of the vertically-disposed hook until engaged with the inside of the bend 12, the horizontally-disposed hook will be substantially at the top of the hem 26. Then the hook should be swung to one side until the point 23 occupies the position occupied by the bend 18 when the ortion 9 is disposed vertically. Then the back of the hem 26 should be pierced by the point 23 and the device swung in the reverse direction until the fabric engages the inside of the bend 18, bringing the portion 9 substantially ver tical and seating the portions 19 and 22 inside the hem 26 and supporting the top 27 thereof. After a sufiicient number of the drapery-hooks have been so positioned adjacent the upper edge of the drapery 24, the dra ry may be conveniently hung by engaging all of the rod-engaging hooks 7 over the curtain-rod 11 or its equivalent.

Thus it may be seen that drapery supporting means are provided, each of which supports the material of the drapery at two places, the uppermost of which extends throughout considerable length of the wire of which the hook is formed, so that liability of tearing or otherwise, damaging the material of the drapery 24, is reduced to a minimum. Further, this horizontally-disposed drapery supporting portion is above the rod- .engaging hook 7, with the result, that the rod 11, as well as all of the drapery-hooks, is entirely concealed from view from the front of the curtain. Since both drapery-engaging hooks are resiliently closed, the inherent resiliency of the wire of which the hook is formed, prevents inadvertent displacement thereof from the drapery.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, means engageable with a rod to su )port the device, a drapery-engaging hook depending therefrom, and a second drapery-engaging hook carried by the rod-engaging means above said first mentioned drapery-engaging hook and extending transversely thereof.

2. In a device of the class described, rodengaging means and a pair of drapery-engaging hooks, one being disposed higher than the rod-engaging means and extending transversely thereof, and the other lower than the drapery-engaging means, and both draperyengaging hooks being disposed at one side of the rod-engaging means.

3. In a device of the class described, a rod-engaging hook opening downwards, a shank depending therefrom and having a re verse bend therein forming a drapery-engaging hook opening upwards, and a second drapery-engaging hook thereabove and extending laterally in respect thereto.

4. In a device of the class described, a rodengaging hook opening downwards, a shank depending therefrom and having a reverse bend therein forming a drapery-engaging hook opening upwards, and a second drapery-engaging hook thereabove and extending laterally in respect thereto, said second mentioned drapery-en aging hook being arcuate about a point adjacent the lowermost portion of the other.

5. A drapery-hook comprising a piece of resilient wire bent double and rounded to form a double rod-engaging hook, one end of said wire extending downwards and hav ing a reverse bend forming a resilientlyclosed drapery-engaging hook, and the other end of said wire ext-ending upwards substantially in line with the common shank of said two hooks and bent laterally in respect thereto, said second mentioned end having a reverse bend forming a transversely-disposed resiliently-closed drapery-engaging hook above the first mentioned drapery-engaging hook.

6. A drapery-hook comprising a piece of resilient wire bent double and rounded to form a double rod-engaging hook, one end of said wire extending downwards and having a reverse bend forming a resilientlyclosed drapery-engaging hook, andthe other end of said wire extending upwards substantially in line with the common shank of said two hooks and bent laterally in respect thereto, said second mentioned end havln a reverse bend, forming a iliiHSVeI'SBlY-dlSPOSQd resiliently-closed drapery-engaging hook above the first mentioned drapery-engaging hook, said second mentioned drapery-engaging hook being arcuate about a point adjacent the lowermost portion of the other.

7. A drapery-hook comprising a piece of resilient wire bent double and rounded to form a double rod-engaging hook, one end of said wire extending downwards and having a reverse bend forming a resilientlyclosed drapery-engaging hook, and the other end of said wire extending upwards substan tially in line with the common shank of said two hooks and bent laterally in respect thereto, said second mentioned end having a reverse bend forming a transversely-disposed resiliently-closed drapery-engaging hook above the first mentioned drapery-engaging hook, said second mentioned drapery-engaging hook being arcuate about a point adjacent the lowermost portion of the other, and the ends of both drapery-engaging hooks being sharpened to facilitate piercing the drapery.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WALTER BLOME. 

